I'm sunsetting QVN's core feature. Here's what it means for you.
From Jenny — February 2026
Yes, that title is a little dramatic. I'm sorry. But I wanted to make sure you actually read this, because it matters — especially if you've paid for QVN.
Here's what I'll cover:
- What's changing — I'm moving QVN's core experience away from the website
- Why — I realized the old way of generating notes wasn't good enough
- What you can try — A Chrome extension for scheduling, and an AI integration (via MCP) for your full workflow
- If you paid — $7 plan users get a full year free. $25 plan users get much more.
- If you're on the free plan — You're welcome to try everything during beta
Okay, let me explain.
When I built QVN, the core idea was simple: use AI to turn your own long-form content into short-form notes — so you can distribute your work further and grow your audience. That belief hasn't changed. But how I've been doing it has shifted dramatically.
Over the past few months, I've been using Claude for almost everything — writing, planning, scheduling notes. And I kept noticing the same thing: instead of opening QVN in the browser, I'd stay in my AI chat window. Not because the tool was bad, but because staying in one place just removed so much friction.
But it's more than just convenience. The way I was using AI didn't feel right anymore. The original QVN model is: you paste a URL, the system runs it through a pipeline, and you get notes back. It works — but it's a one-way street. You don't get to push back, tweak the voice, or say "that's not quite what I meant." You just accept the output.
That's not how the best AI work happens. The best results come from a conversation — where you iterate, adjust the tone, try a different angle, and land on something that genuinely sounds like you. Not one formula fed to one AI producing one answer, but a real back-and-forth.
So I started asking myself: should QVN be the platform that runs AI for you? Or should it be something that helps you guide your AI toward great content — while the decisions stay with you?
I chose the second one. And I built it: a way to create, schedule, and publish Substack notes directly from inside Claude or Cursor. No browser tab. No separate platform. Just one conversation where everything happens — and you're in control of the creative process.
I've been using it daily, and it genuinely changed my workflow.
I'd love for you to try it too.
There are two ways to get involved, depending on what feels right for you:
Option A: Chrome Extension Only
I built a Chrome extension that schedules and publishes your Substack notes right from your browser. No AI setup, no new tools to learn. I know there are other scheduling tools out there, and I know the pricing on some of them isn't exactly beginner-friendly. This one is.
Option B: MCP + Chrome Extension
The full experience. You work with Claude (or Cursor) to create, plan, and orchestrate your notes in one conversation — and the Chrome extension handles publishing. This is what I use daily.
Follow the Step-by-Step Setup Guide →
Three short videos to walk you through everything:
Either way, I'm happy to walk you through it personally. A quick call, a screen share, whatever helps. For me, this is a chance to validate that this direction is right. For you, it's a way to remove friction from how you create and publish content.
And for those of you who paid — I haven't forgotten.
Some of you supported me right when I launched. You paid before you had any reason to trust that this would work, and I want to honor that.
If you were on the $7 plan: I'm giving you a full year of free access — Chrome extension, MCP, all of it. Whether you use one or both, it's here for you.
If you were on the $25 plan: you get full access for as long as I'm on Substack. I'm here for the long game — I plan to be on this platform for at least five years, hopefully ten, hopefully for life. That's my promise, and that's my way of paying back your early trust.
I know things are changing fast. But I'm not going anywhere, and I don't take lightly that you chose to support this when it was just getting started.
I hope this doesn't feel like a breakup. It isn't one. I'm still here, I'm still building, and I want to keep supporting you in every way I can. The way I deliver that support is evolving — but my commitment to you isn't.
If any of this resonates, I'd love to hear from you.
"Option A" — I want to try the Chrome extension for scheduling
"Option B" — I want to try the full MCP + Chrome extension setup
"Curious" — I'm interested but not sure yet, tell me more
I'll personally follow up with next steps.
Thank you for being part of this,
Jenny